Quiapo Church elevated as ‘Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene’
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
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Report calls for greater lay participation in building a ‘synodal Church’
Delegates to the Synod on Synodality approved on Saturday, Oct. 26 a final report calling for greater participation of laypeople in decision-making and charting the way forward for the Catholic Chu…
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Pope: Synod document a fruit of listening and a path forward
Pope Francis delivered the final address to the Synod on Synodality Saturday with an announcement that he would no
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FULL TEXT: Pope Francis’ final synod address
With this Final Document, we have gathered the fruits of at least three years in which we have been listening to the People of God in order better to understand how to be a “synodal Church” – it is…
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CBCP head: ‘Synodal process set to transform the Church’
As the Synod on Synodality draws to a close, a top Philippine churchman believes the consultative approach adopted by Pope Francis has transformed the Church.
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Pope says ‘family without synodality is dead’
As the synod nears to a close, Pope Francis has stressed the value of synodality even in the family.
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“Lord, That I May See”
October 27 2024, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday Homily Fr. Agustin Opalalic
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Bicol archbishop appeals help for storm victims
A Catholic archbishop in the Bicol region has appealed for prayers and help for victims of widespread flooding triggered by a tropical storm.
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‘He Loved Us’: The Pope’s encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
When announcing the preparation of the document at the end of the general audience on June 5, the Pope clarified that it would do us great good to meditate on various aspects of the Lord’s love, which can illuminate the path of ecclesial renewal, and say something meaningful to a world that seems to have lost its heart.” This encyclical comes as celebrations are underway for the 350th anniversary of the first manifestation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1673; the anniversary celebrations will conclude on 27 June 2025. The importance of returning to the heart Opening with a brief introduction and divided into five chapters, the Encyclical on the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus incorporates, as announced in June, “the precious reflections of previous Magisterial texts and a long history that goes back to the Sacred Scriptures, in order to re-propose today, to the whole Church, this devotion imbued with spiritual beauty.” The first chapter, “The Importance of the Heart,” explains why it is necessary to “return to the heart” in a world where we are tempted to become “insatiable consumers and slaves to the mechanisms of the market” (2). The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a synthesis of the Gospel The Pope clarifies that the visions of some saints, particularly devoted to the Heart of Christ, “are rich sources of encouragement and can prove greatly beneficial,” but “are not something the faithful are obliged to believe as if they were the Word of God.” At the same time, he reminds us, along with Pope Pius XII, that this devotion “cannot be said ‘to owe its origin to private revelations.’” Rather, “devotion to Christ’s heart is essential for our Christian life to the extent that it expresses our openness in faith and adoration to the mystery of the Lord’s divine and human love” and “in this sense, we can once more affirm that the Sacred Heart is a synthesis of the Gospel” (83).
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Same-sex blessings issue highlights need for bishops’ conferences’ doctrinal authority
Reservations posed by African bishops to a Vatican document allowing non-
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Empower and connect at ‘Be Loving’: A fundraising event for Jeremiah Foundation
JEWELS, the women’s ministry of Feast Ortigas District, invites all women to its upcoming fundraising event, “Be
